
New Athletic Band ready to rock MoWest sports
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — A new sound will be heard on Missouri Western State University’s campus.
Continue ReadingST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — A new sound will be heard on Missouri Western State University’s campus.
Continue ReadingEMPORIA, Kan. (News-Press NOW) — With the college football season right around the corner, Emporia State University hosted the 2025 MIAA Football Media Day on Monday.
Continue ReadingST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — The 25th annual Golden Griffon awards will take place at the Missouri Theater on Monday, May 5 at 6:00 p.m. The show is presented by News-Press NOW and will honor 13 student-athletes representing each sport. Tickets are free and open to the public. News-Press NOW Morning Anchor, Kyle Schmidt
Continue ReadingThe Missouri Western baseball field, pristine as always, had sat untouched for 17 days. The Griffons had been road warriors, battling through nine straight contests away from home. However, under a sun-drenched sky with a slight breeze rolling through, their long-awaited return to St. Joseph could not have been scripted any better. Missouri Western notched its first shutout of the season with a 4-0 blanking of rival Northwest Missouri State.
Continue ReadingST. JOSEPH, MO. (News-Press NOW) – Out on the campus of Missouri Western, Director of Athletics Andy Carter has had his hands full in recent weeks, working to fill head coaching vacancies for both Griffon men’s and women’s basketball. After former men’s basketball coach Will Martin’s resignation earlier this month, Carter, along with Collegiate Consulting,
Continue ReadingST. JOSEPH, Mo — March Madness, a time when fans and alumni ride the emotional highs of a deep tournament run or feel the sting of a season cut short. It’s the thrill of single-elimination basketball, where every game could be the last. However, in St. Joseph, March Madness has taken on a different meaning.
Continue ReadingZion Swader and Julius Dixon get back on defense against Missouri Southern Feb. 15 inside MWSU Fieldhouse.
Continue ReadingBy Calvin Silvers In front of a rowdy crowd of roughly 2,548 elementary and middle school students at the MWSU Fieldhouse, the Missouri Western Griffons men’s basketball team delivered a record-breaking performance Wednesday afternoon, defeating Kansas Christian College 114-60 in non-conference action. The 114 points marked the program’s highest scoring output since 2001 and the
Continue ReadingBy Calvin Silvers On Tuesday, Missouri Western State University’s campus was eerily silent as students departed for Thanksgiving break, but inside the MWSU Fieldhouse, the atmosphere was electric for a basketball doubleheader featuring the Griffon women and men. The evening tipped off with the Missouri Western women hosting former MIAA rival Lincoln in a non-conference
Continue ReadingBy Calvin Silvers The Missouri Western men’s basketball team extended their dominance over Rockhurst on Tuesday night, securing a 73-59 victory in non-conference action at the MWSU Fieldhouse. The win marked the Griffons’ fourth straight over their Great Lakes Valley Conference rivals, continuing a series that has persisted annually since 2017, excluding the pandemic-shortened 2020
Continue ReadingBy Calvin Silvers As temperatures continue to drop, indoor sports are heating up, and this weekend, all eyes will be on the city of St. Joseph, where the Civic Arena will host the NCAA Division II Women’s Basketball Central Region Showcase. The two-day event will feature eight teams battling it out, with four games per
Continue ReadingBy Calvin Silvers The Missouri Western Griffons volleyball team is riding high after a weekend of celebration, securing two impressive victories, including a standout four-set win against the 11th-ranked Central Oklahoma Bronchos. This victory handed UCO their first loss of the season and propelled the Griffons to a 14-4 overall record. With their recent success,
Continue ReadingBy Jacob Meikel The MIAA released its preseason coaches poll on Tuesday, and Missouri Western men’s and women’s basketball find themselves middle of the pack heading into 2024-25. The Western men, led by head coach Will Martin in his fifth season with the team, was ranked sixth among 14 colleges competing in the MIAA this
Continue ReadingBy Jacob Meikel Missouri Western football is putting the bad taste of a tough loss from over the weekend in the past, but taking away the positives of a well-fought battle for the future. The Griffons found themselves on the doorstep of an upset in Emporia, Kansas, this past weekend by pushing No. 13 Emporia
Continue ReadingBy Jacob Meikel Missouri Western football gets its chance to play in front of its home crowd this Saturday in a matchup with Missouri Southern. The Lions left a bad taste in the mouth of Griffons when they crushed their hopes of making the Division II playoffs last season by defeating Western 47-41 in double
Continue ReadingBy Calvin Silvers The Missouri Western State Griffons will kick off the 2024-25 football season Thursday in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, against former MIAA member, Northeastern State. The Griffons, much like the Riverhawks, had some movement on their roster, losing quarterback Armani Edden to graduation. That meant head coach Tyler Fenwick brought in transfers, brewing a healthy
Continue ReadingBy Jacob Meikel Former Missouri Western defensive end C.J. Ravenell made his pro debut for the Baltimore Ravens on Friday. The former Griffon impressed in the preseason opener for the Ravens, tallying two total tackles including one solo tackle, 0.5 sacks and a quarterback hit. Ravenell signed a contract with the Ravens as an undrafted
Continue ReadingBy Calvin Silvers Despite the college baseball season ending in April, you could hear the crack of a bat and some yelling from the field at Missouri Western, as the Griffons held their youth baseball camp this week. The camp began on Monday, with two age groups having their own slotted time to work on
Continue ReadingBy Calvin Silvers One of Missouri Western Athletics’ most storied programs has a new leader. On Wednesday, Director of Athletics Andy Carter announced the hiring of Nicole Thompson as the seventh head softball coach in program history. “We are excited to welcome Nicole and her family to the Griffon family,” Carter said in a press
Continue ReadingBy Calvin Silvers It was a busy but fun week on the Missouri Western campus, as the Griffons held their football youth camp for those interested in improving their skills and learning the game. The camp saw 95-plus participants, and in the eyes of the coaches, it was another successful year of teaching the youth.
Continue ReadingBy Jacob Meikel Former Missouri Western defensive end CJ Ravenell is having his NFL dream realized after he signed a contract with the Baltimore Ravens earlier this week. The former Griff signed as an undrafted free agent with the team after a successful rookie minicamp tryout. The odds may have been stacked against the California
Continue ReadingBy Jacob Meikel The MIAA Women’s Tennis Tournament Championship trophy will make its way back to St. Joseph for the first time ever. Facing top-seeded Nebraska Kearney on Sunday morning in Edmond, Oklahoma, Missouri Western women’s tennis didn’t let the big stage overwhelm them. The No. 2 seed Griffs took home first place over the
Continue ReadingBy Calvin Silvers The St. Joseph high school scene has had multiple golfers find success through college and beyond, and that’s no different for Jeffery Johnston, a current Missouri Western Griffon and Bishop LeBlond alum. With the 2024 MIAA Golf Championships being completed recently, Johnston now turns his attention to the 2024 NCAA Division II
Continue ReadingBy Jacob Meikel Missouri Western softball’s season will continue after grinding out a very competitive MIAA schedule. The Griffs ended the regular season on Saturday with a doubleheader sweep of Lincoln, securing the seven seed in the MIAA tournament in Oklahoma this week. Game one of the doubleheader in Jefferson City on Saturday turned out
Continue ReadingBy Jacob Meikel A new era of Missouri Western women’s basketball began on Monday as Ashton Feldhaus was introduced as the 10th head coach in program history. Monday’s introductory press conference saw a filled Hall of Fame room inside of Spratt Stadium, as Feldhaus felt the support of Western faithful, the current women’s basketball roster
Continue ReadingBy Jacob Meikel Missouri Western softball was shown why it’s tough to knock off the best team in the MIAA after the Hillcats of Rogers State outlast Western in both doubleheader games on Saturday. Both games one and two went the distance, and game one even stretched to extra innings as both aces on the
Continue ReadingBy Calvin Silvers On Thursday the MIAA Conference announced that eight former student-athletes, two former coaches and one former administrator will be inducted into the MIAA Hall of Fame, Class of 2024. Two of those former eight student-athletes played their collegiate careers at Missouri Western, and are representing the Griffons on a big stage. The
Continue ReadingBy Calvin Silvers The sun is shining, the weather isn’t freezing cold, and the days are becoming longer, which means spring is here. It also means it’s a special time of the year where college football spring practices will kick off, and that rings true for the Missouri Western Griffons. However, one athlete won’t be
Continue ReadingBy Calvin Silvers On Monday, Missouri Western State University announced the departure of women’s head basketball coach Candi Whitaker, as she’ll become the main woman in charge of the University of North Alabama women’s basketball program, an NCAA Division I institution in Florence, Alabama. The end of the Whitaker era in St. Joseph will begin
Continue ReadingBy Jacob Meikel The recent struggles continue for Missouri Western baseball after a series loss to Newman on Saturday. The 11-1 loss to Newman on Saturday made it 2-8 for Western in its last 10 games, a slump the Griffons haven’t seen all season long. Games one and two of the series Friday and Saturday
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